HF Chemical Lasing at Higher Vibrational Levels.

Abstract

HF chemical lasing has been obtained from the P6(5) and P6(4) transitions as well as several P5 and P4 transitions of HF. Lasing from these high vibrational levels was produced by transverse, pulsed discharges in mixtures of HI He, and SF6 or SO2F2. The low bond energy of HI contributed to the doubling of the energy of laser pulses when substituted for H2. The HF laser frequencies were measured for other low bond energy sources of H atoms.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0766411

Entities

People

  • Dean C. Taylor
  • M. A. Kwok
  • S. W. Mayer

Organizations

  • The Aerospace Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Frequency
  • Hydrogen Fluoride Lasers
  • Laser Pulses
  • Lasers
  • Light (Electromagnetic Radiation)
  • Light Sources
  • Transitions
  • Transverse

Fields of Study

  • Engineering
  • Physics

Readers

  • Chemistry (specifically Chemical Fluorescence)
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Lasers